Purpose of the job To ensure the Councils meet their statutory duty to secure sufficient education provision across North Northamptonshire: Planning and reviewing of demand across the area Contributing to the commissioning and establishing of new places in consultation with other statutory bodies. Contributing to the development and on-going review of policies and procedures in respect of the planning and commissioning of 0-25 educational provision in line with established and changing national policies. Facilitate the conversion process whereby maintained schools become academies, operating independently from the County Council. The Education Capital and Place Planning Officer will support the council’s delivery of its statutory duty to provide sufficient school places by identifying need and the determination of how school places should be provided through the delivery of new capital projects. The post holder will support the improvement of the maintained schools estate and, in particular, in its decarbonisation and adoption of the DfE’s Good Estate Management System (GEMS) for effective use of their devolved maintenance funding. This will be achieved through leading and co-ordinating the delivery of an effective project management service team, including professional service consultants and contractors. As well as lead and co-ordinate on the delivery of school capital projects ensuring that specification, qualit...